Caffeine + the Holy Spirit = Awesome –Mark Batterson
Monday Quote: Pray for Peace
I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 26, 2014, as a day of prayer for permanent peace.
–Presidential Proclamation: Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2014
Monday Quote: God For You
It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you.
-Mark Batterson
Monday Quote: My Mother
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
-George Washington
Monday Quote: What God Thinks About Me
Becoming obsessed with what people think about me is the quickest way to forget what God thinks about me.
-Mark Wilson, Filled Up, Poured Out
Monday Quote: Church Vitality
A church’s vitality is not measured by how many people fill the pews, but rather by how much those people are filled with Jesus.
-Mark Wilson, Filled Up, Poured Out
Monday Quote: The Practice of Resurrection
The practice of resurrection is an intentional, deliberate decision to believe and participate in resurrection life, life out of death, life that trumps death, life that is the last word, Jesus life. -Eugene Peterson, Practice Resurrection
Monday Quote: In the Cross
In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of spirit; in the Cross is excellence of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross.
-Thomas à Kempis, The Inner Life
Monday Quote: Never cut a tree down in the wintertime.
“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” -Robert H. Schuller
Monday Quote: Theory & Practice
A quote to ponder on the opening day of baseball season.
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
– Yogi Berra
